Mortar is a gooey mix of water, lime, cement and sand. The recipe has changed significantly since the 19th century as masons adopted a harder type of mortar.

Dear Tim: I have a lovely brick patio that has mortar between the brick. After pressure-washing it this past weekend, I noticed several locations where the mortar has disintegrated. Most of the ...

Brick and mortar is a solid building material, but it won't last forever. Here are the basics for "tuckpointing", the process of repairing and rebuilding a brick wall. The mortar and cement ...

In other cases, errors may have been made mixing and laying the material on site. Some construction experts also blame the switch to a new type of factory-mixed mortar, ...